Fuel spill shuts 410 access road

By Ana Ley :
January 22, 2013
: Updated: January 22, 2013 9:29am

San Antonio firefighters clean up a fuel spill early Tuesday January 22, 2013 on the access road of Loop 410 at the Ingram road exit. Firefighters at the scene said the bus' driver drove over some debris along the southbound frontage just before Ingram Road about 6:30 a.m. puncturing the bus' fuel tank. The diesel spill covered an area of about 80 feet by 30 feet. No passengers were on the bus and the Loop 410 exit to Ingram road was closed for about two hours.

Photo By JOHN DAVENPORT/San Antonio Express-News

San Antonio firefighters clean up a fuel spill early Tuesday January 22, 2013 on the access road of Loop 410 at the Ingram road exit. Firefighters at the scene said the bus' driver drove over some debris along the southbound frontage just before Ingram Road about 6:30 a.m. puncturing the bus' fuel tank. The diesel spill covered an area of about 80 feet by 30 feet. No passengers were on the bus and the Loop 410 exit to Ingram road was closed for about two hours.

Photo By JOHN DAVENPORT/San Antonio Express-News

San Antonio firefighters and VIA workers clean up a fuel spill early Tuesday January 22, 2013 on the access road of Loop 410 at the Ingram road exit. Firefighters at the scene said the bus' driver drove over some debris along the southbound frontage just before Ingram Road about 6:30 a.m. puncturing the bus' fuel tank. The diesel spill covered an area of about 80 feet by 30 feet. No passengers were on the bus and the Loop 410 exit to Ingram road was closed for about two hours.

Photo By JOHN DAVENPORT/San Antonio Express-News

A VIA worker cleans up a fuel spill early Tuesday January 22, 2013 on the access road of Loop 410 at the Ingram road exit. Firefighters at the scene said the bus' driver drove over some debris along the southbound frontage just before Ingram Road about 6:30 a.m. puncturing the bus' fuel tank. The diesel spill covered an area of about 80 feet by 30 feet. No passengers were on the bus and the Loop 410 exit to Ingram road was closed for about two hours.

Loop 410's southbound access road in front of Ingram Park Mall was closed this morning after a VIA bus with a punctured tank spilled diesel fuel.

Firefighters at the scene said the bus hit debris just before Ingram Road about 6:30 a.m., puncturing the gas tank. The driver safely pulled over.

No one was aboard the bus. VIA officials at the scene declined to say whether the incident affected bus routes.

Crews are soaking up the spill — which spans about 80 feet by 30 feet — using granular absorbent. Officials said the cleanup likely will take until about 8:30 a.m.

It wasn't immediately known how much gas was spilled, but crews said the bus' tank holds as much as 130 gallons.